31.   But he missed the first exhibition games with a sore back and injured the right knee Wednesday in his second at-bat of the spring.

32.   But his excellent performance against the Rams, sore back and all, should remedy any doubts about his abilities.

33.   But Duval has since suffered from a sore back and other nagging injuries, and he has failed to play at the level he once did.

34.   But first-time bobsled riders sometimes complain of sore backs or necks.

35.   But Mondesi developed a sore lower back from the added running in center.

36.   But Jesse Orosco is in L.A. on the disabled list nursing a sore lower back.

37.   But Messier has also been bothered by a sore back, an injury sustained, he said, while practicing last week in Florida.

38.   Chad Morton, who had started at cornerback, is doubtful because he has a sore back.

39.   Cherokee Parks did not dress and Stanley Roberts had a sore back.

40.   Charles Haley missed practice because of a sore back.